Well, after over a year of mourning what may have been my favorite character on the show, Sara is back. Or at least Caity Lotz is back playing Sara Lance. We don't know how much of Sara will be there. I think people forget how great of a character she was. Season 2 is clearly the best season of Arrow so far, and it's no coincidence that Sara's only season was that year. She is a 10 times better Canary than Laurel, the most bada** female we have had, and I would argue the most fitting love interest for Oliver to date. So for bringing back Sara alone, this episode gets the benefit of the doubt from me.
This episode also gave us what many, including myself, have been asking for. An episode that centered on the original Team Arrow. Olliver, Diggle, and Felicity together are what made this show so special seasons 1-2. Plus, it was a chance for Oliver and Diggle to figure their beef out. I was growing tired of their bend in friendship. Not because it didn't make sense, it did. But because I was missing that bond that they always shared. Some of the best acted scenes the show has ever given us have been between those two, so i'm glad we may be getting back to that.
It was also fun seeing Felicity turn the tables a little bit and make up lame excuses to a tech person. Brings back those memories of Oliver bringing in bullet filled laptops and other outrageous things to Felicity in season 1. I also really enjoyed Curtis Holt in these scenes as he tried to make sense of a lethal card throwing man at Palmer Tech. Speaking of which, Double Down definitely came across as a Gambit wannabe but I'm hoping we get more backstory and a more drawn out performance from JR Bourne when he inevitably appears on The Flash. But I think everyone can agree it was awesome seeing Felicity try and use a machine gun on him. Oliver's reaction was priceless.
Back to Nanda Parbat, Nyssa's one line to Thea about being sister in laws reminds us that Nyssa and Oliver are still technically married. Glad the writers didn't gloss over that fact. But it was also nice seeing Thea deal with the aftermath of her own dip in the pit. When Malcom told her of a man in the mountains did anybody else immediately think of Bruce Wayne? It wouldn't make a ton of sense but that's just how my mind works. Of course that was all a ruse as there was no man at all and Thea just has to deal with her demons. It helps that Sara is now alive to at the very least remove that kill from her conscience.
So much like this weeks episode of Flash, there's nothing really special about this episode other than Sara being resurrected. I don't really see myself watching the episode again, but it had its fun moments. The good thing is that they fixed the Diggle-Oliver relationship and brought back Sara. I expect the coming episodes to improve as we grow closer to the crossover and mid season finale.
+OTA crew
+Felicity switching roles
+Curtis
+CAITY LOTZ
-Not much to Double Down
7.8/10
This episode also gave us what many, including myself, have been asking for. An episode that centered on the original Team Arrow. Olliver, Diggle, and Felicity together are what made this show so special seasons 1-2. Plus, it was a chance for Oliver and Diggle to figure their beef out. I was growing tired of their bend in friendship. Not because it didn't make sense, it did. But because I was missing that bond that they always shared. Some of the best acted scenes the show has ever given us have been between those two, so i'm glad we may be getting back to that.
It was also fun seeing Felicity turn the tables a little bit and make up lame excuses to a tech person. Brings back those memories of Oliver bringing in bullet filled laptops and other outrageous things to Felicity in season 1. I also really enjoyed Curtis Holt in these scenes as he tried to make sense of a lethal card throwing man at Palmer Tech. Speaking of which, Double Down definitely came across as a Gambit wannabe but I'm hoping we get more backstory and a more drawn out performance from JR Bourne when he inevitably appears on The Flash. But I think everyone can agree it was awesome seeing Felicity try and use a machine gun on him. Oliver's reaction was priceless.
Back to Nanda Parbat, Nyssa's one line to Thea about being sister in laws reminds us that Nyssa and Oliver are still technically married. Glad the writers didn't gloss over that fact. But it was also nice seeing Thea deal with the aftermath of her own dip in the pit. When Malcom told her of a man in the mountains did anybody else immediately think of Bruce Wayne? It wouldn't make a ton of sense but that's just how my mind works. Of course that was all a ruse as there was no man at all and Thea just has to deal with her demons. It helps that Sara is now alive to at the very least remove that kill from her conscience.
So much like this weeks episode of Flash, there's nothing really special about this episode other than Sara being resurrected. I don't really see myself watching the episode again, but it had its fun moments. The good thing is that they fixed the Diggle-Oliver relationship and brought back Sara. I expect the coming episodes to improve as we grow closer to the crossover and mid season finale.
+OTA crew
+Felicity switching roles
+Curtis
+CAITY LOTZ
-Not much to Double Down
7.8/10
